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| Rightwing US activist Charlie Kirk shot (VIDEOS) | Rightwing US activist Charlie Kirk shot (VIDEOS) |
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| The executive director of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) was targeted during a debate in Utah | |
| Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and the executive director of Turning Point USA non-profit organization, has been shot during a public event in the state of Utah on Wednesday, according to several media outlets, citing eyewitness video from Utah Valley University. | Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and the executive director of Turning Point USA non-profit organization, has been shot during a public event in the state of Utah on Wednesday, according to several media outlets, citing eyewitness video from Utah Valley University. |
| Charlie Kirk shot at the end of this video pic.twitter.com/qS8PnX1vZD | Charlie Kirk shot at the end of this video pic.twitter.com/qS8PnX1vZD |
| Warning: graphic video | Warning: graphic video |
| Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah #charliekirkpic.twitter.com/vOIIL66b8S | Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah #charliekirkpic.twitter.com/vOIIL66b8S |
| The incident occurred at his ‘Prove Me Wrong’ booth, where video shows him grabbing his neck as gunfire erupted. No clear update on his condition has been released yet. | The incident occurred at his ‘Prove Me Wrong’ booth, where video shows him grabbing his neck as gunfire erupted. No clear update on his condition has been released yet. |
| Witnesses and video footage indicate he was shot in the neck while speaking under a tent. Campus police confirmed that shots were fired, and a suspect is in custody. Law enforcement responded promptly, and the incident is reportedly under investigation. | Witnesses and video footage indicate he was shot in the neck while speaking under a tent. Campus police confirmed that shots were fired, and a suspect is in custody. Law enforcement responded promptly, and the incident is reportedly under investigation. |
| An eyewitness video has appeared on X that purportedly depicts the arrest of the suspect in Orem, Utah. | |
| The man who shot Charlie Kirk pic.twitter.com/Fd5yXgJJFG | |
| Newsweek has quoted a university spokesperson as saying that a “single shot was fired from the top of a nearby building roughly 200 yards from the venue” approximately 20 minutes into the event. | Newsweek has quoted a university spokesperson as saying that a “single shot was fired from the top of a nearby building roughly 200 yards from the venue” approximately 20 minutes into the event. |
| In a post on X, Utah Valley University later confirmed that “today at about 12:10 a shot was fired at the visiting speaker, Charlie Kirk.” | |
| “He was hit and taken from the location by his security,” the statement read, adding that the “suspect is in custody.” | |
| On Truth Social, US President Donald Trump urged, “We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot… GOD BLESS HIM!” while calling him “a great guy from top to bottom.” In a post of his own, Vice President J.D. Vance also called on his subscribers to “say a prayer for Charlie Kirk.” | |